Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

More than a thousand students gathered in Finney Chapel for a convocation in response to persistent hate-related crimes on last spring’s Day of Solidarity. Zoe Madonna

One Year Later, Campus Commemorates March 4

Rachel Weinstein, News Editor March 9, 2014

Students and faculty commemorate the one-year anniversary of Day of Solidarity this week, hosting a series of events and forums in an effort to extend the conversations sparked last spring. “Some...

College junior Andrew Follman leads students at a RIO meeting on Thursday night. The organization will host a responsible investing symposium on March 8 and 9.

RIO Investment Symposium To Seek Community Consensus

James Koblenzer February 28, 2014

Although it was excluded from this month’s College-sponsored Oberlin Symposium on Divestment, the student-led Responsible Investing Organization will host its own symposium on March 8 and 9 to discuss...

Off the Cuff: Shazeen Attari, expert on the psychology of resource consumption

Maddie Stocker, News Editor February 28, 2014

Shahzeen Attari, assistant professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington, sat down with the Review this week to talk about energy consumption, motivations...

Affordable Care Act Implemented in Lorain County

Madeline Peltz February 28, 2014

After Ohio’s Department of Medicaid and the Controlling Board granted Governor John Kasich’s request to use $2.56 billion of federal funding to expand Medicaid’s accessibility in Ohio, changes to...

Security Report: Feb. 20 – Feb. 26, 2014

February 28, 2014

Thursday, Feb. 20 9:36 a.m. Officers requested an ambulance for a student who slipped on the ice and injured her leg. The student was transported to Mercy Allen Hospital for treatment. 3 p.m. A staff...

Reforms Improve Literacy and Academic Achievement in Northeast Ohio

February 28, 2014

Franklin Elementary School in Elyria is locally notorious for its low test scores. But beginning next fall, the school will embark on a 5-year program to enact experimental education reforms. A grant...

Under ‘Review:’ The Paper of Record Takes a Look in the Mirror

Rosemary Boeglin, Editor-in-Chief February 28, 2014

In this installment of “Inside Campus Publications,” the Review turns the critical lens onto its own journalistic and organizational practices. This April marks The Oberlin Review’s 140th anniversary,...

News Brief: College Adopts New Policy on Undocumented Applicants

News Brief: College Adopts New Policy on Undocumented Applicants

Rachel Weinstein, News Editor February 28, 2014

Months after journalist and activist Jose Antonio Vargas spoke on the experience of undocumented immigrants in the U.S., the College announced Wednesday that it would now consider undocumented students...

Lara Friedman, director of Policy and Government Relations for Americans for Peace Now and a leading authority on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

Off the Cuff: Lara Friedman, former foreign service officer and director of Policy and Government Relations for Americans for Peace Now

Rachel Weinstein, News Editor February 25, 2014

Can you first talk about Americans for Peace Now? Americans for Peace Now is the American sister organization of Shalom Achshav, which translates to “peace now” and is an Israeli grassroots movement....

Pictured above are the College’s last few bottles of Coca Cola, before the ban on the company’s products was enacted in 2005. The ban, which was originally instituted following reports of Coca Cola’s human rights violations, is set to lift in the fall of this year.

A Decade Later, Coke Ban Fizzles

Kris Fraser, Staff Writer February 25, 2014

Ten years ago, College President Nancy Dye wrote a letter to Coca-Cola, severing ties with the corporation. Dye’s letter referenced Coca-Cola’s ongoing violations of human rights and its dubious business...

The Grape Looks Inward after Editorial Resignations

Rosemary Boeglin, Editor-in-Chief February 25, 2014

This is part one of a series exploring the role and reputations of campus publications. This week’s installment focuses on The Grape and the recent resignation letters of two editors that prompted the...

Photo courtesy of the City of Oberlin

Fire at Oberlin Recycling Complex

Madeline Stocker, News Editor February 25, 2014

A fire broke out at Oberlin’s Public Works Complex Saturday, destroying all six of the city’s garbage trucks and temporarily suspending all residential recycling. According to City Manager Eric Norenburg,...

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